Can you name some colleges that don't have a drinking culture?

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levarfan

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A friend of mine is a junior in high school. He has experienced a lot of upheaval in his life due to alcohol abuse by his parents, and he really would like to go to a college where the social atmosphere isn't dominated by alcohol. He is a good student, and could get into a competitive college but probably not "most competitive". Undoubtedly there is alcohol use and abuse everywhere, but we have heard from many current college students that it would be hard to be part of the social life of the college without drinking. Are there any colleges where this is not so prevalant?
He is primarily interested in colleges in the US or Canada.
 
Just like there's a top Party School list, there is a top Stone-Cold Sober list. The lists are determine between how many hours the average student parties to how many hours the student studies. Most of the Stone-Cold schools are private, religious universities and military academies. Before, your friend starts applying like mad to Stone-Cold schools, he needs to do some research on the schools and the college towns (like how BYU is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Don't let the title of "Party School" turn your friend away from great education opportunities. The cities where party schools are located have a lot more to do then to party out of boredom.

Also, no one in college is going to put you down in college for refusing to drink nor force you to drink. If someone asks why you refuse to drink, you can always tell the person why ("it's against my religion", "personal reasons", "I just don't feel like drinking").

The top Stone-Cold schools:
1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
3. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn.
4. College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.
5. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.
6. U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
7. U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
8. Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
9. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.
10. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
11. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
12. Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga.
13. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Mass.
14. City University of New York-Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.
15. Webb Institute, Glen Cove, N.Y.
16. Berea College, Berea, Ky.
17. Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga.
18. City University of New York-Baruch College, New York.
19. Simmons College, Boston.
20. Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Top Party Schools:
1. Penn State University, State College, Pa.
2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
4. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
7. University of Texas, Austin, Texas
8. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
9. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
10. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
11. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
13. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
16. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
17. Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.
18. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
19. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
20. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
 
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